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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 1996
Filed:
Jan. 05, 1994
Albert F Stevens, Moorestown, NJ (US);
Jeffrey L Chodack, Mullica Hill, NJ (US);
Russell M Lange, Palmyra, NJ (US);
Robert R Dewitt, Marlton, NJ (US);
John D Coleman, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Peter W Bressler, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Keith W Forsyth, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Opex Corporation, Moorestown, NJ (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for sorting documents is provided. A document transport on the apparatus conveys documents along a selected path of movement from an input bin to a series of output bins. An optical scanner, such as a video camera, is positioned along the selected path to capture images of the documents. The captured images are displayed on a display monitor to permit an operator to inspect portions of the documents for a desired characteristic. The operator activates a push button on a selector switch depending on the presence of the desired characteristic. Bins are provided for stacking and separating documents having the desired characteristic from those documents lacking the desired characteristic. Gates are provided for directing the documents to the appropriate output bin.